The Six Hours of Silverstone comes as Alonso’s first race after officially announcing his Formula 1 retirement, but Jenson Button claims this decision could be temporary if Alonso so chooses.

Button agrees that Alonso has made the correct choice, however, as the decision to leave F1 is a personal one for each individual driver. Like Button, Alonso has chosen to leave his first year after retirement open-ended in case his former team McLaren are back to their quick pace and record race wins.